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• Life
  • Where did Blumberg Live?
  • What were people's impressions of Blumberg?
  • What did he steal?
  • How did he do it?
  • Where did Blumberg steal books?
  • Who were his accomplices?
  • How was Blumberg discovered and investigated?
  • How were his stolen books identified and returned?
  • What happened at his trial?
  • What did Blumberg do after release?
  • How did libraries react to Blumberg?
• Collection Highlights
  • Creighton Collection from the Omaha Project
  • Blumberg Marginalia
  • Books
  • Photos
  • Diaries
  • Ephemera
• Explore More
  • What is Forensic Bibliography?
  • What Makes Book Rare?
    • Importance
    • Scarcity
    • Relative Associations
    • Age and Imprint
    • Subject
    • Physical and Aesthetic Properties/Condition
  • Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?
  • Library Destruction
  • Book Destruction
  • Censorship: Books & Basics
  • Censorship & Libraries
  • Book Theft and Book Thieves
    • Book Thieves
    • Methods of Book Theft
    • Preventing Book Theft
  • Charges Against Blumberg
  • Legal Issues In Blumberg's Trial
  • Insanity Defense: Blumberg, His Trial, and Sentence
  • Neuroscience and Psychological Issues
    • OCD and Schizophrenia Type Disorders
    • A Neural Basis for Collecting, Hoarding, and Related Disorders
    • Neurological and Psychological Basis for Hoarding Disorders
    • Bibliomania
• Quiz: Are You a Bibliophile?
• Credits
• Works Cited
• In Memoriam

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